Update 8 May 2023: "Only when they stink!"

As the subject line suggests, this update is going to be about something olfactory. However, before we get into that story, let's talk about the group classes this week. The dances we are doing are:

• Monday 7:30pm Street Latin - Bachata (the ne sensual kid on the block)
• Tuesday 6:30pm Latin American - Cha cha (the fun and universal dance)
• Wednesday 7:30pm Swing and R'n'R - Lindy Hop (the classic of swing)
• Thursday 6:30pm Ballroom - slow Foxtrot (the most refined of dances)

This is the second week of the current 6 week cycle so if you missed last week, then you will still be OK to jump in this week. It was a good week last week, especially Thursday where we seemed to capture that old school ballroom vibe, and I am hoping the atmosphere continues.
 
Social events
Saturday night was good too. Disco always is. Check out the photos in the Facebook group. That's where we share the more raw and behind the scenes kind of stuff. It was a popular event too - check out the photo below - so we got in a little less partner dance than desired, but we certainly still danced. 

And we have another social event this weekend. Sundays are back at the venue like we used to have! See the details here - https://www.facebook.com/functionseventsepsc/posts/pfbid012nV6yxZGaEXzNcb9Tx5iGELHsbNyr4iwxRXbguYyVhSxZQfiBvfJGBXjkWei9fKl - and note the excellent entry price! This has always been a great way to see the weekend out. So let me know if you are coming - we will be on a table together. The band does a range of classic songs so there will be a few styles you can dance.
 
Reminder on cancellation policy
Please remember that our policy is 48 hours notice to cancel a class. This is so our instructors are not left with vacant slots and wasting their time. We do understand emergencies happen, but in other instances, please give us as much warning as possible. 
 
A story about stinking
Last week a student left a scarf at group class. I noticed this afterward during a private lesson with Bertha*.
 
I picked it up and smelled it to see if I could work out who's it was. "That's Hildegard's" I said victoriously (proud of my olfactory senses) and I went to the default lost property bin (the red suitcase) to place it there. 
 
Bertha laughed at my statement and asked how I knew. I noted that when you dance with someone enough you pick up on their scent. Thus, I can pick many of the women in group by scent. I asked if she could not do that with the men. 
 
Her reply was "Only if they stink!"
 
The moral of the story? There's a few men in group class who need to put more effort into their scent. 
 
The fact is I did not really smell Hildegard's scent - it was her perfume I could smell. 
 
So if you are a man then:

• Try to shower before class.
• At least put on some cologne. We do have a can of deodorant at the studio should you feel you need it. 
• Even though I provide breath mints in class, there is no harm in brushing your teeth prior to class - hint-hint! Especially if you are coming after dinner and you like pungent foods. 
• And if you have eaten, then washed facial hair is a must!

* In case you could not tell, names have been changed to protect the innocent, but you are more than welcome to try to work out who these women are. Just don't ask me for details.
Hopefully that was a sufficiently humorous, but still informative enough, end to this week's update.

 
 
See you on the dance floor
​Clint